The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-13
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csgo Times's Forest special says: M 90
Julia Valid, joe, Of Peoria, is said to be
dying. She is a mcst beautiful young
lady, with features OF the purest Gre.
cisn type. Her beauty Of figure and
face attracted the attention of every.
Ole who visited the hospital. She Is
but nineteen years Of age, and is the
daughter OF wealthy widowed
mother, who was killed by her side In
the wreck. The young lady has
Travelled ell over the world three or four
times, and 10 q fne II gnlst She
suffered severe internal inju,ies. end
q physician was by her eide all laet
night relieving her pain by ths use Of
morphine administered hypodermic.
silly. TSo Of her cousins cane TO-DAY
from Peoria to see her, Charles and
Eugene q mmerman. They III she'd to
diss Valdt joss side and were horri.
d sd to see, 10 double cot near BY,
their brother and his wife, both badly
orused. The tcsne between thefe
people ie bsyoDd description.
W. Van Lew, q wealthy merchant
81 GslesbuIg, died this morning at
Piper City. Hs gave up his se at In
car to lady OF bis scquaintaoce. The
lady WAS unburt, bat Mr.. Van Lew
received fatai injuries. HIS head was
battered until Lis features were uu-
rec gu zable. He telegraphed his
wife TIA; be was dangerously injured,
hut did not want her TO see him ia his
horrible condition. Che answered:
He In my husband, and my place ia
by his eide" She arrived In Piper
City this morning and went to The
b, dside OF her husband. The nesting
was very cad but fec tomato. In less
than an hour Mr.. Van Lew died In
his wife's arms.
AIRS BlondoD, OF Harkers Corners,
ILL.,, and her tao children, referred to
elsewhere In these dispatches, was on
| q visit to her husbands mother Ia the
East. Just ne she left her husband
gave her a $50 gold piece and his pho.
,osrsph TO Ds gwen as mementoes to
his mother. She was killed, aad to.
day, In laying out the body, her bus
band flund concealed In the waist of
her dress the gold piece aud photo
gIaph, stained with his wlfe'e blood.
THE REMOVAL.
Early this morning the officers ard
physicians Of the railroad came TO the
conclusion thatit was high time the
suunded, or ut leatt tuch Of them
a. were abe, should bs removed from
Cnstsworih and Piper City to Peoria.
The reasons prompting this action
we're many. Some Of the wounded
lived In or near Peoria, and naturally
desired to get TO their homes. More.
over, the facilities for taking care Of IL 9
disabled In the little towns we've not
90 good Is in Peois, which, az every
body.kuows, bss i,s full quota II ho,eis
aud hoepi ais. The ladies OF Chats-
worth, Piper City and Fairb1ry were
uutiring, and the off sials thought Il
was asking little too much OF them
to tsks care Of the siling people In
these broiling dog days. Not that
anyone sven heard q complaint or
murmur from any Of the ladies; quite
60 the contrary. The word was p ssed
along the line that sll slightly injured
or able 10 get 20 Peoria and their
homes without danger would be sent
to tnsl place by special train. This was
Indeed good news to many II the
poor sof rers, who seemed del GIFTED
aud ch,ere with the outlook. Early
Ia the afternoon they began hobblipe
10 the station at Chatsworth. Mauy
we're badly bruised and showed faces
al discolorsc, b oodshot eyes, arms
oroben, etc. Notwithstanding their
pans lew complained, but crawlsd 10
the depot 90 as 10 take pass 20 on the
special. These were the convalescent,
aud 90 they were helped into the
csrs aud made comfortable ex.
pfessions OF heartfelt gratitude
70 the genuine samaritans OF
Livingston and Ford counties ware
heard coming from lips cut and torn.
There people took heir departure on
The midday train West, and 40 II
pulled ssay from the station a rippl,
Of good byes aud God spet de passed
through the crowd. The unc III ied
deed disappeared early In the day
and II wss indeed high time tho bod
iso were removed from puDlic r. ne
They had Ian over twsny-f iur hours
In tbs depot and the improvised
morguA until their sppesran was
very revolving. Many had been rec
ogp ed during the night end claimed
by fiiends and relstives, who
HAD SECURED copvISs
and made arrangements TO take the
bodies 10 places OF sspulcher. The
hideouB bodies OF the unknown unfort
unates were carefully carried
away, washed and laid out In C, arss
shrcuds. Then they were examined
by surgeons and the agents OF the com,
pspy, who made memoranda OF ply 4
cal marks for purposes OF future iden
fcaiion. The names OF como OF These
we're Obtained from the tickets which
they had bought for the excursion.
The railroad commits oners wanted
photographs made OF the dead
but that project was by nc
means feasible, owing 10 The
condition II the bodies This descr D.
ton was made In tripl'cate, one copy
eoiug TO the coroner OF Livingston
county, Q SECOND 10 the railroad com.
pany aud the third as q way bill OF
ticket for the dozen or more bodie,
The company had provided q number
Of con 10, and into them the bodies
we're placed. The wsn'er vas made IL
freight car lar rmoved from the
station, 90 40 10 be out Of light
Of the curious public, who little
knew what was beng done
Tee freisht car containing the
bodlea was switched into the
regular express train and was soon on
liza way 10 Peoria. While the conva.
lescenis we're happy over their good
fortune, the white faces Of their dead
friends IN the ne 1t car gave evidence
OF the hoiribe cstas,rophe. The most
serious cs-es we're the objects OF The
ereato.t 10 icitude. IL vas determined
10 send such ss could bear transports
ton on q special train fitted mp az .
hospital. Two coaches aud bagg ~
car were quickly stripped OF se.t'
aud furniture. The carpenters who
had spent the lat tsenty'
fur hours In making cofiinl
for the dead locked alter the living